Twentieth Century Fox's Let's Be Cops stars Jake Johnson and his New Girl co-star Damon Wayans Jr . as two thirtysomething roommates who have lost their way in life and subsequently discover that impersonating police officers is the key to getting back their joie de vivre. "Look, a cop uniform is kind of like a superhero outfit," screenwriter Nicholas Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter . "When you put it on, you can do things you can't do in your normal life. I think we're all a little shocked that nobody had made this movie before."